Ancient honest story 1: What I value is not greed.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, a man in the State of Song found a piece of Baoyu when he was quarrying in the mountains. He is worried that others will rob him and want to sell him, but he is also afraid of being taken advantage of by businessmen. After careful consideration, he decided to give this treasure jade to senior officials in Beijing.
So he took Baoyu to Han Zhai, an official in charge of engineering in Beijing, and presented Baoyu. Zi Han felt very strange and asked, "I don't know you. Why give me Baoyu? " ? I never accept any gifts from others. The man thought that Zi Han suspected that it was a fake jade, so he replied, "I'll let the jade craftsman look at this jade. It's really real jade, and it's priceless, so I gave it to you. Zi Han said: "I regard greed as a treasure, and you regard this jade as a treasure." . If you give it to me, we will both lose our baby. Why don't you and I keep our own treasure? "The man knelt down and pleaded," we ordinary people are afraid to go out with such precious things. I dedicate it to you to avoid disaster. Zi Han asked the man to stay for a while, asked a jade craftsman to carve and process it, then helped him sell jade, gave all the money to the man and sent someone to take him home.
This story can be found in Zuo Zhuan's Fifteen Years of Xianggong. Later, people used this idiom to describe the noble quality of honesty and integrity.
Story 2 of Ancient Integrity: One Money is Too Conservative
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Liu Chong was appointed as the prefect of Huiji. He reformed graft and abolished exorbitant taxes, which made the lawsuit very clean. Later, he was transferred to the post of master craftsman by the imperial court. Before he left, the local people took the initiative to collect money for Liu Chong, who was about to leave, but Liu Chong was not affected. Later, it was really hard to refuse, so I took a copper coin from it and accepted it symbolically. Because of this, he is called "a dollar is too defensive".
Ancient incorruptible story 3: Yang Zhen refused gold.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yang Zhen passed by Changyi on his way to his post. Wang Mishan, the magistrate of Changyi County, visited him and gave him ten catties of gold as a gift. Yang Zhen said, "An old friend knows a gentleman, but you don't know an old friend. Why? Wang Mi didn't know that Poplar really blamed him and said, "It's getting dark, and no one knows. Yang Zhen said, "God knows, God knows, you know, I know, what is ignorance? Hearing this, Wang Mi was ashamed and went away disgruntled. "。
Ancient incorruptible story 4: Peach trees return to fish.
Tao Kan, a famous minister in Jin Dynasty, was a collector in Xunyang County when he was young. Once, he sent someone to send a can of fish with Chinese sauerkraut to his mother. After his mother Zhan received it, she returned it to him intact and wrote to him: "As a county official, it is not good for you to give it to me with public property, but it increases my worries." Tao Kan was deeply educated in this matter.
Ancient anti-corruption story 5: poverty is like this
Zhang Jun, the minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was exiled to Lingling, Hunan Province, to be an official because of his disagreement with the traitor Qin Gui. He took several boxes of books with him when he set out. Someone falsely accused him of having something to do with the disorderly party. As a result, Emperor Gaozong examined letters and worn-out clothes. Gaozong sighed: "I didn't expect Zhang Jun to be so poor!" I felt sorry for him, so I sent someone to catch up with Zhang Jun on a fast horse and gave him 320 gold.
Ancient incorruptible story six: incorruptible Yu Qian.
The famous ministers of the Ming Dynasty were honest and clean. On one occasion, the court sent him to Henan to inspect. When he returned to Beijing, people bought some local specialties such as silk handkerchief, mushrooms and incense sticks, which were expensive to send back to Beijing, but he refused to accept them. At the same time, I also wrote a poem to show my mind: Spaghetti mushroom and thread incense harm the people. The wind blows the sleeves to the sky, so as not to talk short. "
Ancient anti-corruption story 7: Never steal a penny.
In the Ming Dynasty, Yang Jizong, the magistrate of Jiaxing, was clean and self-controlled and won the hearts of the people. Once, a eunuch passed by and asked him for a bribe. He opened the vault and said, "All the money is here. You can take it, but you have to help me get Kujin's official seal. " The eunuch disgruntled, back to Beijing, in front of Ming Yingzong to slander him. Yingzong asked, "Are you talking about Yang Jizong, the prefect who can't pay a penny?" After listening too much, I dare not speak ill of Yang Jizong again. ?
Ancient honesty story 8: Good hands cost nothing.
Wang Jie, an upright scholar, is outspoken and has no power. At that time, He Kun was authoritarian in the DPRK, and ministers did not accuse him. But Wang Jie often argued with him. Once, after careful consideration, He Kun deliberately teased Wang Jie and took his hand and said, "What a white and tender hand!" Wang Jie replied sternly: "Wang Jie has a good hand, but he can't ask for money!" He Kun left in shame.
Ancient Honesty Story 9: Dan Xin wants to learn from the moon and the moon.
Su Dongpo was a famous poet in the Northern Song Dynasty. When he was the magistrate of Xuzhou, he thought that officials were honest and clean, not afraid of power and strict in law enforcement, which was praised and praised by Xuzhou people. So far, there are many stories about him in Xuzhou urban and rural areas.
When Su Dongpo is fifty years old, his family will celebrate his birthday. Su Dongpo repeatedly stopped him and told his family not to make public. Unexpectedly, on his birthday, a gift giver came with a pot of blooming Chinese rose in his hand, and his family asked, "May I have your name, please?" What can I do for you? " The newcomer said, "My name is Qiansun Zhaoli, and I'm here for my birthday." Hearing this, the family smiled strangely: "How can there be such a name?" "My real name is Zhao," said the humanitarian. "I'm adjacent to Qian on my right, my grandson on my left, and Li across the hall. The magistrate will celebrate his 50th birthday this year. Everyone recommended me to send a pot of moon red to the magistrate as a birthday present. " After listening to this, the family knew that this was the will of the people and wanted to accept it, but adults never accepted gifts, so they had to call the caller to explain the reasons. The man thought for a moment and said, "Flowers bloom and fall without interruption, and it has nothing to do with spring." I hope that adults will always be healthy and diligent in eliminating corrupt officials for the people. The family wrote the poem on paper and asked the servant to show it to Su Dongpo for him to handle. "。 Soon Su Dongpo came out, personally took the pot of Chinese rose flowers and said with a smile, "Thousands of Sun Zhao, Li, Zhang and Chen Wang spent a pot of Li people's affection. Ask for three meals a day. Dan Xin wants to learn from the moon and the moon. "
Although Su Dongpo returned to China at leisure, his good reputation of being honest and clean all his life, punishing corruption and eliminating evil, has been circulated among the people forever.